There were certainly regiments who sustained higher casualties in other battles, but placing names on them and breaking it down to company levels presents a sharper focus. No arguement about the bravery of the fallen soldiers, but I am even more intrigued about the morale of the survivors (e.g. 1st Legion/27th TX) who continued to fight after more than 1 in 20 were casualties and perhaps nearly 1 in 12 were killed. And that is based on the figure of 460 men "present", which is probably more than the number actually engaged in the Battle of Iuka.

The origin of the thread was Kenneth's proposal to mark the mass grave of Confederate soldiers at Shady Grove. That is a great idea to memorialize these men and while doing so, tip our hats to their brothers in arms who mourned their deaths.